Some thoughts:
- Rodgers has improved. I was really critical of him last year for holding onto the ball too long, but my goodness his releases are excellent. I chalk that up to his pre-snap reads: he seems to be making excellent adjustments and then his releases are friggin' quick. I mean even in the slow motion replay on the Finley touchdown, it looked to me like he wouldn't get the ball off on time. Simply outstanding.
Zombo: I like him. He got extensive burn, and not only is he pretty stout considering being a rookie, but he is relentless - seems he has a motor that keeps going. I really liked him tonight, did some good stuff.
On his sack / strip of Manning, give credit to Justin Harrell who beat his man and helped collapse the pocket. Other than that though, he was on the ground more than you'd like but what was most concerning was that a couple of time I saw him get pushed back by 1 arm when the Colts O-linemen were on the move.
As for the O-linemen: I followed Breno a bit, and he is pretty good on the move, which is impressive for a man that size. Still had trouble with some speed rushers, seemingly setting his weight too inside / outside and getting beat in the other direction. On the other hand, I was impressed with Newhouse - got pushed back a bit too much at times, but he did a solid job in holding the point. Looks like a decent prospect at LT to keep, this year's Breno except actually having showed something in the pre-season.
I'm glad it is pre-season, because we cannot afford to have Nick Collins pointing out assignments to Burnett. It cost us tonight, much like last year with Harris and Martin last year against the Vikes. Glad it's preseason, because we can work on these things before the opener.
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